For example, in Act 1, scene 1 of "Trifles", when Mrs. Wright is held responsible for her husband's death and becomes concerned about the state of her jars of jam, Mr. Hale makes the observation: "Well, women are accustomed to worry about trifles." (Act 1, scene 1). In this excerpt, we determine that this play portrays women as their stereotypical housewife figure whose significant concerns in life are mere nonsense, hence the name of the play. Furthermore, compared to “Trifles”, the women of “M. Butterfly” are portrayed as docile females in the eyes of a man. For example, in Act I, Scene It is the Oriental in her that is at war with her Western education.” (Act I, scene X). Gallimard perfectly outlines the stereotypical female attribute: shyness. Here Gallimard states that the attributes of shyness and fear are reminiscent of oriental ones; a cultural stereotype that Gallimard believes is due to the perceived submissiveness of his oriental lover: